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lava.

lava

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaba/[ˈla.β̞a]

  1. lava

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian lava, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”), from lābī (“to fall; to slip”); compare lābīna (“landslide”).

noun/ˈlaba/[ˈla.β̞a]

  1. washing

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Old Spanish lavar Spanish lavardeverb. Spanish lava Deverbal from lavar.

verb/ˈlaba/[ˈla.β̞a]

  1. inflection of lavar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of lavar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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